SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
WORSHIP SERVICE
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
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scripture reading
psalm 84 & ephesians 6:10-20 NIV
PSALM 84
For the director of music. According to gittith. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
1 How
lovely is your dwelling place,
Lord Almighty!
2 My soul yearns, even faints,
for the
courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the
living God.
3 Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the
swallow a nest for herself,
where
she may have her young—
a place near your altar,
Lord Almighty, my
King and my God.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in your
house;
they are
ever praising you.
5 Blessed
are those whose strength is in you,
whose
hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6 As they pass through the Valley of
Baka,
they
make it a place of springs;
the
autumn rains also cover it with pools.
7 They go from strength to strength,
till
each appears before God in Zion.
8 Hear my
prayer, Lord God
Almighty;
listen
to me, God of Jacob.
9 Look on our shield, O God;
look
with favor on your anointed one.
10 Better
is one day in your courts
than a
thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than
dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
the Lord bestows favor and
honor;
no good thing does he withhold
from
those whose walk is blameless.
12 Lord Almighty,
blessed is
the one who trusts in you.
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. 19 Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.